I’m trying to cut down to 3 bottles of wine a week, and doing P90x. So, water water, all the time.
What's in your glass tonight?
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Kind of a light day for me, too, but at least I am holding up my end. I had a beer with dinner. I am leaving at oh-dark-thirty for a week-long trip tomorrow, so I don't want to open a bottle of wine. Thankfully, I have one measly glass of ho-made Viognier left to defend our honor.
I used to do P90X a couple years ago [emoji106]
Started my day with Plyometrics... strained a calf muscle. Not sure how bad, but I could be down for a few weeks.
So does this mean you are drinking or not? Your arm still works right.
Will still be watching my calories and doing weight training if I’m off of P90x until recovery.
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Cucumber-melon Sauvignon Blanc. Nice treat on a hot day.
Fitting for today. Awesome juice. The cork was a little overkill for a Rose'. This was my last 2016. The 2017 version is sporting a sexy Stelvin closure.
This gem from Chile 
carmenere is such a underappreciated grape. It has an amazing aroma. Very aromatic.
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carmenere is such a underappreciated grape. It has an amazing aroma. Very aromatic. https://imgur.com/a/aeA2uZP
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Does anyone know how this wine is made? It is definitely on the sweet side..!!
Opened one of my 2013 Tres Rojo's wines tonight. (50% Zin, 25% Cab Sauv, 25% Merlot) Awesome Sauce. Off for a week of Vaycay starting tomorrow. Our youngest daughter and I are headed out to visit my Mom and family in San Antonio. Looking forward to visiting with family but not so much the heat and humidity. When I get back I will only have 25 days left of work. But who is counting........
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After being shocked by the high prices of Washington Grapes available here and never really remembering anything that I've had from there that stood out , I went and bought a bottle of this today. Only 10.99 and it's pretty freakin good. I know just a micro sample of Washington grapes, but I was surprised.
Haven’t priced any grapes from WA, but I can attest that there are some spectacular wines from there. I’ve joined several wine clubs from there and really like the wines.
Count me as a big fan of WA wines, starting ~30 years ago!
I'm going to have to do the same. I did just recently try a Finger Lakes bottle, can't remember what is was, but it didn't blow me away. As you said though it was just a micro sample.
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I have always dismissed washington wine like I have done with local grapes and wines. Learned this past year that good wines can be made from things like cab franc, chambourcin norton, and some others. I was focused on Cali, Italy, Chile, France. Time to broaden that view. Had a good cab from Oregon also the other day.
But the lugs of Washington grapes are $98 a lug.
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I keep reading though that outside california, the finger lakes are where it's at with wines. Haven't had a finger lake wines yet.
Well, $98 / lug is pretty high, nearly $3 per pound, which would be worth it if the grapes were of superior quality, but you’d have to make certain of the product, sice you’d have $10/bottle in the mix, just for the fruit.
Do some searching, there’s incredible wines coming from up there, cabs, pinots, sirahs. Cayuse, Long Shadows, K Vintners, Quilceda Creek, Betz, just to name a very few in the long list. In the warmer areas, they’re producing killer cabs, where the microclimates are cooler, some wonderful sirahs and pinots. If you’ve never had a good sirah, you may be missing out......
Do some searching, there’s incredible wines coming from up there, cabs, pinots, sirahs. Cayuse, Long Shadows, K Vintners, Quilceda Creek, Betz, just to name a very few in the long list. In the warmer areas, they’re producing killer cabs, where the microclimates are cooler, some wonderful sirahs and pinots. If you’ve never had a good sirah, you may be missing out......
